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GLENDOWER SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 312717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Glendower School Trust's main activity continues to be the operation of a day school for 4-11 year old girls. The aim of the School is not only to teach the children, but to stimulate their curiosity, imagination and competitive spirit and to develop their critical thinking skills.

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Latest income
£8.1m
Latest spending
£8.3m
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £135,277 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £8,890,938. The trustees note that while free reserves are below the stated policy target of one term's expenditure due to heavy investment in fixed assets funded by loans, the organization has sufficient cash resources to meet foreseeable obligations. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £120,001 - £130,000” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £8.9m; policy: one term’s expenditure (approximately £2.25 million))
“As part of its re-development plan, the school has invested heavily in fixed assets and so currently has no free reserves when taking into account the loan used to fund the capital works.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Glendower Preparatory School (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £3.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£8.1m
Total spending
£8.3m
Cost of raising funds
£762k
Reserves (reported)
£8.9m
Employees
71

Reported reserves equal ~12.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£8.1m£8.3m
31/08/2024£8.0m£7.7m
31/08/2023£6.9m£6.7m
31/08/2022£5.7m£5.7m
31/08/2021£5.1m£4.9m

Common questions

Is GLENDOWER SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £135,277 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £8,890,938. The trustees note that while free reserves are below the stated policy target of one term's expenditure due to heavy investment in fixed assets funded by loans, the organization has sufficient cash resources to meet foreseeable obligations. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of GLENDOWER SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£320

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DAIGLEN SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLENDOWER SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED£8.1m£120,001 - £130,000—below—no doubt
THE DAIGLEN SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
GATEWAYS EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£8.7m——unclear—no doubt
GLEBE HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LTD FY2025£2.5m——below—material uncertainty
KINGSWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.